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- Introduction
-
- The following provides user documentation for the program BootDump.com.
-
- Purpose
-
- The purpose of BootDump.com is to read the Boot record parameters from the
- default drive (A-H) of any IBM or IBM compatible PC, XT, or AT running
- under MS-DOS and display the parameters in human-readable format to the
- console. (It is important to note that BootDump.com reads from the
- absolute disk sector which contains the Boot record. Therefore, a fixed
- disk which does not have MS-DOS on its active partition AND which does not
- have the MS-DOS Boot record residing on the absolute (Boot) sector will
- not likely display correctly to the console.)
-
- Intended Use
-
- BootDump.com is intended to provide the user insight into WHAT
- parameters reside in a Boot record and HOW they are stored. (BootDump
- displays the parameters in the order that it finds them.) BootDump.com is
- also intended to provide diagnostic support for any diskette or
- disk demonstrating unfamiliar and/or undesirable behavior.
-
- How to Execute the Program
-
- As above, BootDump.com dumps the default drive's Boot record to the
- console. Therefore, in order to dump any given disk drive, simply change
- the default drive to the desired drive and then load and execute BootDump.com
- from the Dos prompt. For example, if the PC boots from drive C, to
- examine drive A's Boot record, type:
- A: <cr>
- C:\BootDump.com <cr> (assuming BootDump.com resides in C's root directory.)
- Simply typing A:BootDump.com from drive C (assuming the program exists on
- drive A's floppy) will not change the default drive to A:. The dumped
- Boot record in this case would still be drive C's - the default drive.
-
- Author
-
- Neil K. Lauver
- 928 Sheraton Hills Dr.
- Fredericksburg, VA 22401
-
- Disclaimer
-
- In no event will the author be liable for any damages, including any lost
- profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages
- arising out of the use of or inability to use this program, even if the
- author has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any
- claim by any other party.
-
- Any use of the BootDump.com program constitutes assent to the above
- Disclaimer.